From the Vault: Fair Park’s Aquarium (1936-2020)
by Paula Bosse
by Paula Bosse
Sad news: it has been announced that the Children’s Aquarium in Fair Park will be closing permanently. The aquarium — the first in Texas — opened in 1936 as part of the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936. I wrote about the history of the local landmark, which has served Dallas for 84 years, in the 2015 Flashback Dallas post “The Dallas Aquarium: The Building Emblazoned With Seahorses — 1936.”
This news is almost as upsetting as seeing Big Tex in flames.
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Flashback : Dallas 
As a kid I’ll never forget the huge alligator gar! Terrifying to a youngster!
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My grandfather, Cartier Stovall, was a member of the Aquarium Society and good friend of Pierre Fontaine. My mother was full of stories about the Centennial and I, too, have always loved the cool, subdued almost Zen feeling. A real relief on a hot day at the Fair, not to mention the 200 year old Sea Turtle!
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